Cine Con Cultura: La Educación Prohibida

Wednesday February 20, 2019
7 to 9 pm • $7 Admission
Theater (1st floor) • 18+

Directed by German Doin, La Educación Prohibida (The Forbidden Education) documents diverse alternative education practices and unconventional schools in Latin America and Spain and includes educational approaches such as popular education, Montessori, progressive education, Waldorf, homeschooling.

Spanish language movie with subtitles in English.

Paseo Artístico: Amor Por El Barrio

Sat, February 9, 2019 • 1 to 5:30pm
Theatre (1st Floor) & Studio D (3rd Floor)
Free Admission

Paseo Artistico is a space for art and culture in the Mission. This month's theme is Amor por el Barrio (Love for the Neighborhood).

Join us from 1 to 3pm in Studio D for a watercolor workshop with Dulce Lopez.
Live music and poetry in the theatre from 4 to 5:30 pm!

Corazón del Barrio: MCCLA Open House

Saturday February 9, 2019
10 am to 5:30 pm • FREE!

MCCLA offers free classes, printmaking workshops, gallery entrance, and live entertainment during its annual Open House "Corazón del Barrio." Save the date!

Scheduled Events & Classes

10:00 am to 11:15 am • MCCLA Carnaval Choreography
Lydia Soto and Juan de Dios • Studio B

11:30 am to 12:30 pm • Mixtiso
Vanessa Mosqueda • Studio A

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm • Mission Gráfica
Marsha Shaw • Lobby

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm • Orquesta del Barrio
Suzanne Cortez • Outside

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm • Fogo Na'Roupa Percussion
Jose Rivera • Studio E

12:45 pm to 2:45 pm • DJ XX • Outside

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm • Capoeira
Armando Ibarra • Theater

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm • Watercolor Workshop
Dulce Lopez • Studio D

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm • Contemporary Folklorico
Pablo Jimenez • Studio E

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm • Break Dance Cypher Competition
Rahul Doraiswami • Theater

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm • Live Music
With Banda sin Nombre • Outside

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm • Drawing Class
Claudio Talavera • Studio D

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm • Paseo Artístico
Live Music and Poetry • Theater

Tertulias Literarias: La Montaña Invisible

Thurs, February 7, 2019 • 7 to 8:30pm
La Salita (Second Floor) • Free

Book of the month: La montaña invisible by Carolina de Robertis.

Tertulias Literarias is a Spanish Book club held in coordination with the San Francisco Public Library, Mission Branch. Each month there is a new book to discuss.

More info: Call 415 355 2800 or email Ramon.Hernandez@sfpl.org

Navidad Negra: Bajada de Reyes

Saturday, January 12 2019
7pm to 9pm • $7 Admission
Theatre • 1st floor

The MCCLA and Tradición Peruana Cultural Center invite you to participate in this year’s Bajada de Reyes, featuring music & dance company Jaranón Y Bochinche.

Come and enjoy this special Afro-Peruvian way of closing the Christmas festivities! With cajón, guitar, conga, bass, and percussion of all kinds.

You can't miss it!

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Tertulias Literarias: Una Novela Criminal

Thurs Jan 3rd, 2018 • 7pm to 8:30pm
Free • La Salita (2nd floor)

In coordination with the Public Library of San Francisco, MCCLA presents a book club for the community.

Book of the month: Novela Criminal by Jorge Volpi. (Reading in Spanish)

Please note Tertulias is switching to first Thursdays starting this month.

For more information please contact Ramon Hernandez at Ramon.Hernandez@sfpl.org or call 415-355-2800.

Please note Tertulias will be switching to first Thursdays starting in December.

New Year’s Eve Mission Party

Monday December 31, 2018
7 pm to 2 am • $40 Admission • 21+
Mission Armory • 1800 Mission St, SF

Celebrate New Year's Eve while supporting MCCLA!

When you purchase your New Year's Eve Mission Party tickets through MCCLA, you are directly supporting our Carnaval Contingent! MCCLA receives 100% of the proceeds sold through Eventbrite.

Jump start the New Year with an exotic party in the Heart of the Mission District in the historic SF Armory. There's nowhere else you want to be when the clock strikes midnight than The New Year Eve's Mission Party! Enjoy the night with samba dancers winding through the party, live performances, and the hottest salsa, soca, cumbia, reggaeton, hip-hop, and Top 40s hits.

We hope you will join us on December 31st!

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Party Performance Lineup:
• DJ Fama from Panamá
• DJ Bobby A
• Hip Spanic Allstars
• Salsa Allstars
• La Gente
• Samba Sensation
• Parceros Salseros
• Fogo Na Roupa
• Latin Dance Grooves

Bring your dancing shoes, masks, costumes, cameras and celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime New Year's Eve party with Carnaval San Francisco!

Featuring:
• Door Prize, Trip for 2 to México
• Latin & Caribbean Cuisine
• Exotic Drinks
• Epic Balloon Drop
• Midnight Champagne Toast
• Fun-Filled Photo Booth

Details:
• ID is Required, 21+ to enter
• Coat Check is available
• Dress Code: Extravagant Cocktail Attire, Costume Preferred
• Limited Number of Tickets will be available at the door

End of Semester Show

Saturday December 15, 2018
3pm to 5 pm • $5 Admission
Theatre • 1st floor

Join us for our End of Semester Show as our teachers and their students showcase the diverse classes held at the center!

Classes participating include: La Orquesta Del Barrio, Kid’s Drumming, Capoeira, Ballet, Mixtiso Dance, an exhibit from the students of Mission Gráfica… and so much more!

Seats are limited.

Participating Instructors:
• Armando Ibarra - Capoeira
• Graciela Acedo - Ballet
• Kerensa de Mars - Arte Flamenco
• Lydia Soto- Afro - Peruvian Dance
• Metzi Henriquez & Jose Rivera - Brazilian Carnval and Drumming
and More...

Jewelry Making Workshop with Bascia Lassus

Sat, Dec 8, 2018 • 3 to 6 pm
14+ • Studio D (3rd floor) • $15*

Artist Bascia Lassus will lead this special one day workshop in time for the Holiday season! This Workshop will be for adults and teenagers. We will be covering Victorian and Native American beading techniques, and discussing fashion jewelry. Native American beading was adapted from the colonist coming from Europe. This workshop will introduce stringing, bead weaving, various stitching techniques (including peyote, daisy, and square) and assemblage. Participants will leave the class with their own designs based on their desire.

*Material will be provided with purchase of tickets.
*Space is Limited.

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Tertulias Literarias: Los sueños de la serpiente

Wed Dec 5th, 2018 • 7pm to 8:30pm
Free • La Salita (2nd floor)

In coordination with the Public Library of San Francisco, MCCLA presents a book club for the community.

Book of the month: Los sueños de la serpiente by Alberto Ruy Sanchez. (Reading in Spanish)

Please note that Tertulias will be switching to first Thursdays starting January.

For more information please contact Ramon Hernandez at Ramon.Hernandez@sfpl.org or call 415-355-2800.